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One in five UK managers have no training on sexual harassment, despite being the first people employees turn to
Tuesday, 14 July 2026New data shows most businesses remain unprepared as a tougher standard arrives on 1 October, with gaps in risk assessment, training and manager readiness
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AML supervision reforms – Government response to consultation exercise
Tuesday, 30 June 2026We set out our thoughts on the Government’s consultation on the transfer of Anti-money laundering & counter terrorist-Financing (AML) supervision from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) (and other legal regulators) to the FCA in December last year.
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The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
Wednesday, 24 June 2026On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
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Nearly six in ten regulated firms not ready for incoming AML law changes, survey finds
Thursday, 28 May 2026With new money laundering regulations expected to come into force as early as late June, compliance professionals across legal, financial services and accounting say their firms are still catching up
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The SRA’s strict liability gamble has failed. Good
Thursday, 21 May 2026The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Dentons v SRA on 27 April, and the profession is right to welcome it. It is the second time in short succession that the court has corrected the SRA.
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Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
Tuesday, 5 May 2026What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
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Nearly one in eight employers does not provide sexual harassment training, as key Employment Rights Act deadline arrives
Thursday, 2 April 2026Survey of 464 HR professionals exposes a training and whistleblowing confidence gap just as new legal protections for workplace harassment disclosures come into force
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SRA issues warning over ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements: What law firms need to know
Wednesday, 11 March 2026While ‘no win, no fee’ agreements can offer crucial access to justice for individuals, the SRA’s warning highlights significant regulatory risks for firms that fail to comply with their obligations.
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Only 3% of compliance professionals say their organisation is fully prepared for AI regulation
Wednesday, 4 March 2026New VinciWorks research exposes a significant training and readiness gap across UK-regulated industries. As GDPR enforcement intensifies, the EU AI Act enters its implementation phase, and the UK regulator signals that obligations are already in force
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Most employers unprepared for menopause compliance deadline, as three in four say the law does not go far enough
Thursday, 26 February 2026New research from VinciWorks reveals a significant governance gap on menopause at work, with most organisations yet to commit to action plans required under the Employment Rights Act
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Defending fair fees in the property profession
If the property industry is serious about moving towards 28-day exchanges, then it must confront not only the practical barriers, but the commercial behaviours too.
Judging proportionate risk requires confidence. Do law firms have it?
As of 30 June 2026, the money laundering regulations have been updated again, this time to make the regime more proportionate and addressing unnecessary over-compliance.
Is clients’ use of AI destroying legal privilege?
Much has been written about the risks of lawyers misusing AI. However, in my view, the greater challenge lies elsewhere: the routine use of AI by clients themselves.
